DepartmentTextiles-Africa
duriki ba
NameShirt, Man's
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateBefore 1860
Place madeLiberia or Sierra Leone, Africa
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 36 1/4 x 55 7/8 in. (92 x 142 cm)
Credit LineGifted through Abandoned Cultural Property Act
Object numberA.2006.89.3
DescriptionBlue and natural narrow strips joined together. Hole for the neck, open sides, square piece sewn to front panel just below neck opening. Decorative vertical stripes in central panel, horizontal stripes on the sleeve.
Early to mid-20th century
early 20th c.
Late 19th - early 20th century
Ca. 1960
Mid-20th century
1973-1975